EP4331864A1 - Pneu et paire de pneus pour une roue double - Google Patents

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EP4331864A1
EP4331864A1 EP23195123.7A EP23195123A EP4331864A1 EP 4331864 A1 EP4331864 A1 EP 4331864A1 EP 23195123 A EP23195123 A EP 23195123A EP 4331864 A1 EP4331864 A1 EP 4331864A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C13/00—Tyre sidewalls; Protecting, decorating, marking, or the like, thereof
    • B60C13/02—Arrangement of grooves or ribs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
    • B60C3/00—Tyres characterised by the transverse section
    • B60C2003/005—Twin tyres
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60C—VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES
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  • the present invention relates to dual wheels used on vehicles, such as trucks and trailers. Specifically, the present invention relates to prevention of objects getting into a space between adjacent wheels of a dual wheel.
  • the invention can be applied in heavy-duty vehicles, such as trucks, buses, and construction equipment, and for trailers used with such vehicles.
  • heavy-duty vehicles such as trucks, buses, and construction equipment
  • trailers used with such vehicles are not restricted to dual wheel uses, but may also be used in other multiple wheels, such as triple wheels.
  • Dual wheels are used on a vehicle to distribute load from the vehicle over a larger area of a surface on which the vehicle is supported by the wheels.
  • two tires are attached to the vehicle side-by-side such that the two tires are rotatable about a same rotational axis.
  • the tires are supported on a same wheel axle and often on a single rim or joint rim supporting both tires of each dual wheel.
  • a space is provided between the adjacent tires such that the tires do not touch in normal operation of the vehicle.
  • a problem with dual wheels is that foreign objects, such as rocks, may be forced into the intermediate space(s) between the tires, leading to imbalance and premature wear of the tires, potentially leading to puncture of one or more of the tires.
  • KR0166514B1 discloses a dual wheel comprising two tires with a respective sidewall facing an intermediate space between the tires. Each tire is provided with a circumferential ridge protruding along a central axis of the tire from the respective sidewall into the intermediate space. The two ridges have a same diameter and jointly bridge across most of the intermediate space to thereby prevent foreign objects from being forced into the intermediate space. The ridges are provided with heat dissipation holes to allow heated air to leave the intermediate space.
  • KR20070018300A discloses a dual wheel comprising two tires with a respective sidewall facing an intermediate space between the tires.
  • the dual wheel further comprises with a separate gap cover member positioned in the intermediate space, said gap cover member extending circumferentially about the rotational axis of the tires for sealing off the intermediate space such that foreign objects cannot move into the intermediate space.
  • US 2021/260935 A1 discloses a tire comprising a sidewall provided with ridges for providing improved fuel economy and resistance towards scratches.
  • US D 483 718 discloses an ornamental design for a tire tread and does not relate to any specific technical problem.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide alternative technology for preventing foreign objects to enter the intermediate space between the two tires of the dual wheel.
  • the tires of a pair of tires for a dual wheel could be of different design sold in matching pairs, following the first aspect described below.
  • the tires of said pair of tires could be identical and sold separately following a second or third aspect described below.
  • the above-mentioned object is achieved by a pair of tires according to claim 1, with alternative embodiments defined by dependent claims 2-6.
  • the pair of tires comprises a first tire and a second tire to be arranged side-by-side when mounted on the dual wheel such that a first sidewall of the first tire faces a second sidewall of the second tire, with an intermediate space formed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
  • the first sidewall is provided with first ridge means protruding from the first sidewall into the intermediate space.
  • the second sidewall is provided with a second ridge means protruding from the second sidewall into the intermediate space.
  • first ridge means and the second ridge means are configured such that, when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel, the first ridge means and the second ridge means overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, at least in a first load condition of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel.
  • Said first load condition may be a load condition which is when the wheels are filled to their rated operating pressure for a given load of the vehicle, and the vehicle is supported on ground by the wheels.
  • said first load condition corresponds to the presence of a vehicle load from the vehicle causing deformation of the tires, resulting in said overlap.
  • first ridge means and the second ridge means are configured such that they, at least under said first load condition, do not touch when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel.
  • adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires may be such that they do not touch when the two tires are mounted on the dual wheel. As such, in embodiments of the invention, adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires do not touch for any load condition of the dual wheel. This can apply to any embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first ridge means and the second ridge means together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means and the second ridge means to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means and the second ridge means.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means and the second ridge means reduce wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • first ridge means and the second ridge means are typically designed with this is mind, such that they have a suitable relative position or gap at the lower portion of the tires when the dual wheel is loaded. This also means that the gap between the first ridge means and the second ridge means typically is larger at an upper portion of the tires, potentially large enough to bring the first ridge means and the second ridge means to a position where they do not overlap along the rotational axis of the dual wheel at an upper portion of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means may comprise one or more first ridge portions being radially offset from one or more corresponding second ridge portions of said second ridge means, with respect to the rotational axis.
  • the radial offset enables use of thicker geometries of the first and second ridge means respectively and thus reduced the risk of a foreign object deforming the first and second ridge means respectively.
  • the first ridge means may comprise one first ridge portion extending along a whole circumference of the first sidewall.
  • the first ridge portion By arranging the first ridge portion such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the first ridge portion, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the first ridge portion is improved, since the first ridge portion does not have any free ends.
  • the second ridge means may comprise one second ridge portion extending along a whole circumference of the second sidewall.
  • the second ridge portion By arranging the second ridge portion such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the second ridge portion, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the second ridge portion is improved, since the second ridge portion does not have any free ends.
  • the first ridge means may be provided radially inwards of the second ridge means with respect to the rotational axis.
  • the height/extend of the respective ridges can be increased without reducing the size of the other ridge means. This enables increased dimension of the ridge means, and thus enables use of more robust ridge means, withstanding higher local pressures from foreign objects forced against the ridge means.
  • the tire is for a dual wheel and comprises a first sidewall and an opposite second sidewall.
  • the first sidewall is provided with first ridge means and the second sidewall is provided second ridge means.
  • the first ridge means and the second ridge means are configured such that when two such tires are arranged side-by-side on a dual wheel with first ridge means of one tire facing second ridge means of another tire, the facing first and second ridge means overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, at least in a first load condition of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means and the second ridge means together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means and the second ridge means to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means and the second ridge means.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means and the second ridge means reduces wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • first ridge means and the second ridge means may be configured such that, when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel, the first ridge means and the second ridge means overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel.
  • the above-mentioned overlap could be achieved for any load condition of the dual wheel. This can apply to any embodiment of the present invention.
  • the first ridge means and second ridge means may be configured such that adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires, at least under said first load condition, do not touch when the two tires are mounted on the dual wheel.
  • adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires may be such that they do not touch when the two tires are mounted on the dual wheel. As such, in embodiments of the invention, adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires do not touch for any load condition of the dual wheel. This can apply to any embodiment of the present invention.
  • Normal operating conditions do not include short-term impacts caused by passing uneven terrain at speed, but rather relate to driving on flat roads at normal operating speeds with normal loads for which the vehicle and tire are rated.
  • Friction cause heating and premature wear of the tires.
  • the first ridge means may comprise one or more first ridge portions being radially offset from one or more corresponding second ridge portions of said second ridge means, with respect to the rotational axis.
  • the radial offset enables use of thicker geometries of the first and second ridge means respectively and thus reduced the risk of a foreign object deforming the first and second ridge means respectively.
  • the first ridge means may comprise one first ridge portion extending along a whole circumference of the first sidewall.
  • the first ridge portion By arranging the first ridge portion such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the first ridge portion, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the first ridge portion is improved, since the first ridge portion does not have any free ends.
  • the second ridge means may comprise one second ridge portion extending along a whole circumference of the second sidewall.
  • the second ridge portion By arranging the second ridge portion such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the second ridge portion, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the second ridge portion is improved, since the second ridge portion does not have any free ends.
  • the first ridge means may be provided radially inwards of the second ridge means with respect to the rotational axis.
  • the above-mentioned object is also achieved by a tire for a dual wheel.
  • the tire comprises a first sidewall and an opposite second sidewall.
  • the first sidewall is provided with ridge means, and the ridge means is configured such that when two such tires are arranged side-by-side on a dual wheel with ridge means of one of said two tires facing another ridge means of another one of said two tires, the facing ridge means overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, at least in a first load condition of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means and the second ridge means together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means and the second ridge means to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means and the second ridge means.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means and the second ridge means reduces wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • the above-mentioned object is also achieved by a dual wheel according to claim 12.
  • the dual wheel comprises a pair of tires according to any one of claims 1-5 or two tires according to any one of claims 6-11.
  • the first ridge means and the second ridge means - as well as the distance between the first sidewall and the second sidewall - may be configured such that: the first ridge means and the second ridge means overlap along the rotational axis of the dual wheel, at least in a first load condition of the dual wheel, the overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel, and the first ridge means and the second ridge means, at least under the first load condition, do not touch when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel.
  • first ridge means and the second ridge means may be configured such that, when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel, the first ridge means and the second ridge means overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion of the circumference of the dual wheel.
  • the above-mentioned overlap could be achieved for any load condition of the dual wheel. This can apply to any embodiment of the present invention.
  • adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires may be such that they do not touch when the two tires are mounted on the dual wheel. As such, in embodiments of the invention, adjacent first ridge means and second ridge means of the two tires do not touch for any load condition of the dual wheel. This can apply to any embodiment of the present invention.
  • the above-mentioned object is also achieved by a vehicle comprising at least one of the above-described dual wheel.
  • the vehicle may be a truck, a bus, a tractor, a construction machine, or a trailer.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an alternative design of a dual wheel for preventing foreign objects to enter the intermediate space between the two tires of the dual wheel.
  • the general idea of the present invention is to provide ridge means in the form of one or more ridges/protrusions on at least one sidewall of each tire of the dual wheel, said ridge means being configured to overlap along a rotational axis of the dual wheel, as shown schematically in figs. 5 and 6 .
  • the ridge means are typically provided in the form of one or more ridges or ridge portions protruding from facing tire sidewalls of the dual wheel.
  • the ridge means are typically integrally formed with the rest of the tire at manufacturing of each respective tire of the dual wheel, but could in an embodiment alternatively be provided in the form of ridges attached to an existing tire by any suitable method, such as by vulcanization or use of a suitable adhesive.
  • each tire On a dual wheel, only one sidewall of each tire is facing a sidewall of the other tire. Hence, the ridge means is needed only on one side of each tire, although a tire could be provided with ridge means on both sidewalls of the tire as further described below.
  • a tire 10 provided with ridge means 9a, 9b on only one sidewall can be used together with an identical tire 10 ( fig. 4b ) on a dual wheel 1 ( fig. 4c ) with the tires 10 rotated such that the ridge means 9a, 9b of one tire 10 fits with a corresponding gap in the ridge means 9a, 9b of the other tire 10.
  • this specific design of the ridge means 9a, 9b is such that identical tires can be used together on a dual wheel even though only one sidewall of the tire 10 is provided with ridge means, yet allowing facing ridge means to overlap along the rotational axis of the dual wheel when the identical tires are used together on a dual wheel, as shown in fig. 4c .
  • Use of only one tire design, for a dual wheel reduces cost and supply chain complexity.
  • a tire could alternatively also be provided with further ridge means on the opposite sidewall of a tire, such as in the embodiment shown in fig. 2a-c , enabling greater variation of the configuration of the ridge means since two differently designed ridge means can be provided on the opposing sidewalls of a tire.
  • Embodiments with two differently designed ridge means on opposing sidewalls of a tire are shown in fig. 1a-c and 3a-c .
  • a pair of tires can be provided, where the tires are designed to be used together.
  • a single tire can be provided, designed to be used on a dual wheel with an identical tire.
  • the single tire could either be provided with ridge means on only one of its two opposite sidewalls, or on both of its opposite sidewalls.
  • a pair of tires is proposed herein.
  • the pair of tires comprises a first tire 2 and a second tire 3 to be arranged side-by-side when mounted on the dual wheel 1 such that a first sidewall SW1 of the first tire 2 faces a second sidewall SW2 of the second tire 3, with an intermediate space 4 formed between the first sidewall SW1 and the second sidewall SW2.
  • the first sidewall SW1 is provided with first ridge means 5 protruding from the first sidewall SW1 into the intermediate space 4.
  • the second sidewall SW2 is provided with a second ridge means 6 protruding from the second sidewall SW2 into the intermediate space 4.
  • first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 are configured such that, when the pair of tires is mounted on the dual wheel 1, the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 overlap along a rotational axis 7 of the dual wheel 1, at least in a first load condition of the dual wheel 1, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion A of the circumference of the dual wheel 1.
  • a portion of the first ridge means 5 is located closer to the second sidewall SW2 than at least a portion of the second ridge means 6.
  • the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 reduces wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 are typically designed with this is mind, such that they have a suitable relative position or gap at the lower portion of the tires when the dual wheel is loaded. This also means that the gap between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 typically is larger at an upper portion of the tires, potentially large enough to bring the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 to a position where they do not overlap along the rotational axis of the dual wheel at an upper portion of the dual wheel. Since foreign object tend to be forced towards the intermediate space from the side of the dual wheel facing the road, the overlap is most needed at the lower portion of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means 5 may comprise one or more first ridge portions 5a being radially offset from one or more corresponding second ridge portions 6a of said second ridge means 6, with respect to the rotational axis 7.
  • Fig. 5 shows an example of ridge means with no radial offset
  • fig. 6 shows ridge means with radial offset
  • the first ridge means 5 may comprise one first ridge 5a portion extending along a whole circumference of the first sidewall SW1.
  • the circumference could be any path extending on the first sidewall SW1 such that it forms a closed loop all the way around the first sidewall SW1.
  • first ridge portion 5a By arranging the first ridge portion 5a such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the first ridge portion 5a, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the first ridge portion 5a is improved, since the first ridge portion 5a does not have any free ends.
  • the second ridge means 6 may comprise one second ridge portion 6a extending along a whole circumference of the second sidewall SW2.
  • the circumference could be any path extending on the second sidewall SW2 such that it forms a closed loop all the way around the second sidewall SW2.
  • the second ridge portion 6a By arranging the second ridge portion 6a such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the second ridge portion 6a, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the second ridge portion 6a is improved, since the second ridge portion 6a does not have any free ends.
  • the first ridge means 5 may be provided radially inwards of the second ridge means 6 with respect to the rotational axis 7. Such embodiments are shown in figs. 1a-c and 3a-c .
  • the height/extend of the respective ridges can be increased without reducing the size of the other ridge means. This enables increased dimension of the ridge means, and thus enables use of more robust ridge means, withstanding higher local pressures from foreign objects forced against the ridge means.
  • a tire 2 for a dual wheel said tire comprising a first sidewall SW1 and an opposite second sidewall SW2.
  • first sidewall SW1 is provided with first ridge means 5
  • second sidewall SW2 is provided second ridge means 6.
  • the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 are configured such that when two such tires 2, 3 are arranged side-by-side on a dual wheel 1 with first ridge means 5 of one tire 2 facing second ridge means 6 of another tire 3 and the two tires are deformed by a vehicle load from the vehicle 8, the facing first and second ridge means 5, 6 overlap along a rotational axis 7 of the dual wheel, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion A of the circumference of the dual wheel 1.
  • the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 reduces wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • the first ridge means 5 and second ridge means 6 may be configured such that adjacent first ridge means 5 and second ridge means 6 of the two tires, , at least under said first load condition , do not touch when the two tires 2 are mounted on the dual wheel 1.
  • the first load condition is typically a normal operating condition not including short-term impacts caused by passing uneven terrain at speed, but rather relate to driving on flat roads at normal operating speeds with normal loads for which the vehicle and tire are rated.
  • Friction cause heating and premature wear of the tires.
  • the first ridge means 5 may comprise one or more first ridge portions 5a, 5b being radially offset from one or more corresponding second ridge portions 6a, 6b of said second ridge means 6, with respect to the rotational axis 7.
  • the radial offset enables use of thicker geometries of the first and second ridge means 6 respectively and thus reduced the risk of a foreign object deforming the first and second ridge means 6 respectively.
  • the first ridge means 5 may comprise one first ridge portion 5a extending along a whole circumference of the first sidewall SW1.
  • first ridge portion 5a By arranging the first ridge portion 5a such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the first ridge portion 5a, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the first ridge portion 5a is improved, since the first ridge portion 5a does not have any free ends.
  • the second ridge means 6 may comprise one second ridge portion 6a extending along a whole circumference of the second sidewall SW2.
  • the second ridge portion 6a By arranging the second ridge portion 6a such that it extends along a whole circumference of the first sidewall, a continuous ridge is provided around the circumference, thus avoiding gaps at the end of the second ridge portion 6a, thus reducing the risk of foreign objects, such as dirt, gravel, and stones, entering the intermediate space between the tires of the dual wheel. Further, the rigidity of the second ridge portion 6a is improved, since the second ridge portion 6a does not have any free ends.
  • the first ridge means 5 may be provided radially inwards of the second ridge means 6 with respect to the rotational axis 7.
  • the above-mentioned object is also achieved by a tire 10 for a dual wheel 1.
  • the tire 10 comprises a first sidewall SW1 and an opposite second sidewall SW2.
  • the first sidewall SW1 is provided with ridge means 9a, 9b, and the ridge means 9a, 9b is configured such that when two such tires 10 are arranged side-by-side on a dual wheel 1 with ridge means 9a, 9b of one of said two tires 10 facing another ridge means 9b, 9a of another one of said two tires 10 and the two tires 10 are deformed by a vehicle load from the vehicle 8, the facing ridge means 9a, 9b overlap along a rotational axis 7 of the dual wheel 1, said overlap occurring along at least an angular portion A of the circumference of the dual wheel 1.
  • the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 together bridge the intermediate space between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, thereby preventing foreign object entering the intermediate space.
  • a foreign object would have to pass through a meandering path between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 to be able to enter the intermediate space.
  • Such a configuration of the dual tire thus further mitigates objects entering the intermediate space without requiring pressure of even any contact at all between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6.
  • Reduced contact and reduced contact pressure between the first ridge means 5 and the second ridge means 6 reduces wear and risk of damage to the tires of the dual wheel.
  • a vehicle 8 provided with one or more such dual wheels.

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